Morocco
Morocco
Capital Rabat
716,550 km² · 38,430,770 people (2025) · Moroccan dirham
Toubkal in the High Atlas is 4,167 m, the highest point in North Africa, and holds snow into early summer within sight of the desert. The Atlas ranges cut the country in two, wet Atlantic plains on one side and Sahara on the other.
The facts
- Capital
- Rabat
- Largest city
- Casablanca
- Area
- 716,550 km² — 276,661 sq mi
- Population
- 38,430,770 (2025)
- Density
- 53.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham (MAD, د.م.)
- Official languages
- Arabic, Berber
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +212
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- MA · MAR
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 40 of 200
- By population
- 41 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 756,102 | 19,859,921 |
| Zambia | 752,618 | 21,913,874 |
| Morocco ← | 716,550 | 38,430,770 |
| Myanmar | 676,578 | 54,850,648 |
| Afghanistan | 652,230 | 43,844,111 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Morocco?
- Rabat
- What currency does Morocco use?
- The Moroccan dirham (MAD).
- How big is Morocco?
- 716,550 km², or 276,661 square miles — 40 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Morocco drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Chile 756,102 km²
- Zambia 752,618 km²
- Myanmar 676,578 km²
- Afghanistan 652,230 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)